Group or not group? The set of Mnxn (R) of all nxn matrices under multiplication.
Question. Group or not group? The set of Mnxn (R) of all nxn matrices under multiplication.
Answer. This set is not a group under multiplication.
Proof. Let , .
Suppose that matrix is invertible (there exists an , such that ).
On the another hand, for every matrix we have .
Therefore, in the set of all matrices there exists a non-invertible matrix, so isn't a group.
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